Find Cogan Station, PA Reading Tutors For Lessons, Instruction or Help

Mary E.

• Millville, PA 17846 ( 28.4 mi )
• Experienced Reading Tutor

• Female
• Member since: 06/2012
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $20 to $35 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• On-line In-Home In-Group
• Also Tutors: English, Language Arts, Writing, Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Literature, Grammar, Creative Writing

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My comments on tutoring Reading : I have taught Reading for thirty years in various grades from Kindergarten to sixth grade.

I use a combination of both online games and Websites and hands-on manipulatives. First, I like for the student to take multiple intelligence tests and then I know how best to help the student. The information I gain from the analysis is extremely informative. It tells me where the students' strengths lie such as some students are musically inclined, some are visual learners, auditory learners, some are mathematicians and various other styles. Then, the style that they learn through the best is how I would teach the student; this is based on Gardner's Multiple Intelligence. Second, meeting the standards are essential in today's education system. The four C's of the 21st century is also necessary for students' to learn. They are collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity.
I have tutored in both Robeson County and Cumberland County for a total of six years. I ... read more

Mark J.

• Linden, PA 17744 ( 3.9 mi )
• Reading Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 04/2010
• Will travel up to 25 miles
• Rates from $44.00 to $56.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Creative Writing, Composition

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I believe in Constructivism, whereby rudimentary skills are continually built upon; a combination of rote learning and discovery-based learning built upon a mastery of previously-learned concepts, plus testing in real-world scenarios to activate within the student the ability to apply learning through analysis and thought coupled with experimentation.
As one who holds a Bachelor's and Master's in the arts, I believe in the power of exploratory learning. However, as one who has spent considerable time working in computers and networking, I value the attainment of hard knowledge. When the two are combined according to a student's particular learning modality(ies), then learning become meaningful and accelerated. In my professional career I was largely self-taught. My success depended upon my ability to learn new concepts based upon my current knowledge set, and to continue growing ... read more